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BJP’s Pawan Singh On Contesting Lok Sabha Polls

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In a post on X, Pawan Singh thanked the BJP leadership for his candidature. New Delhi: Bhojpuri actor-singer Pawan Singh on Monday said “time would tell” if he would contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Talking to media after meeting BJP president JP Nadda, Singh, who was to be the BJP candidate from Asansol in West Bengal but announced he would not fight following a backlash over his candidature, evaded questions on what made him take the decision. “I talked to the party president. Whatever happens in future will be good,” Singh told media after meeting Nadda. Asked if he would fight in the upcoming elections, he said, “That only time would tell. I will share with you if something happens… Keep it on hold for now,” he said. Singh, however, refused to reply to questions on what prompted him to make the decision. “It’s a matter of time (samay samay ki baat hai),” he said. Singh withdrew his name from the Lok Sabha poll contest from Asansol seat in West Bengal on Sunday, …

Pawan Singh, BJP’s Pick From Asansol, Says He Won’t Contest Lok Sabha Polls

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New Delhi: Amid a massive backlash over the BJP fielding him from Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, Bhojpuri actor-singer Pawan Singh has said he would not be contesting the election. “I thank the BJP leadership for trusting me and announcing my name as the candidate from Asansol, but I won’t be able to contest the election for some reason,” he said in a tweet in Hindi this afternoon. The choice of 38-year-old Singh, a resident of Bihar, for the Bengal seat had sparked a huge row. Many had also pointed to his discography, which has several songs with objectionable references to Bengali women. The backlash on social media did not go unnoticed and the BJP, sources said, anticipated that Mr Singh’s candidature may harm its prospects in Asansol. A decision to drop him was taken and he was informed accordingly, the sources added. Then came the tweet in which the actor-singer said he is pulling out. The Asansol Lok Sabha seat is currently replaced by Trinamool Congress’s Shatrughan Sinha. Mr Sinha was elected …